Willow Ptarmigan (scotica) - Lagopus lagopus scotica

Lagopède d'Écosse

Willow Ptarmigan (scotica) female adult breeding
A unique subspecies of Willow Ptarmigan which, unlike the continental nominate subspecies does not moult into a white winter plumage. These birds frequent Scottish heather moors where they range from sea-level (north-west coast to just under 900 metres in the central Highlands).Adults feed predominantly on young heather shoots.
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  • ♀
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Lagópodo Escocés
  • Schottisches Moorschneehuhn
  • Lagopus lagopus scotica
  • Galliformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Galliformes
Family : Phasianidae
Species : Willow Ptarmigan (scotica)


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : stga48809
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Gender : ♀
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2005 Jun
Country : United Kingdom (uk)
Region : Scotland
Place : Loch Hoil Loch Hoil
Lat. : 56° 32' 59'' North
Lng. : 3° 57' 0'' West

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Model : Canon 1D mkII
Exposure : 1/500s s

aperture : f5.6

Focal length : 700 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no